45.
9:17 p.m
There are four minutes on top of that. Do we still see a good opportunity here?
45.
9:16 p.m
Additional time: 4 minutes are added.
44.
9:16 p.m
The break in play lasts longer because Widmer is bleeding from his mouth. It even looks as if the Mainz player has lost a tooth, but he continues to play.
42.
9:12 p.m
Yellow card for Bernardo (1899 Hoffenheim)
During a header duel with Widmer, Bernardo uses his elbow and hits the opponent in the face. The Brazilian is warned for this.
40.
9:11 p.m
Off the ball, Amiri and Coufal clash and the game is interrupted. After a short dialogue, everyone seems to have calmed down again.
38.
9:11 p.m
After the very attractive initial phase, the game has fallen asleep a bit, the goal area scenes are missing. But the whole thing is still intense, Zentner clears a corner from the left at the first post in front of Burger with a fist.
35.
9:07 p.m
The guests lost the thread a bit, Mainz got better and better. Kramarić plays a bad pass in midfield, Bernardo gets away with a warning after his foul on Nebel.
33.
9:04 p.m
Things move forward a little faster, but Nebel takes too long on the left side of the penalty area after a pass. So Avdullahu can face him and also block his shot attempt.
31.
9:04 p.m
Touré has some space on the left and can advance to the box. Maloney clears his cross with his head, but only hits Sano and so there is a corner. This fizzles out without any effect.
29.
9:01 p.m
Things are getting tighter for Hoffenheim for the first time. Baumann and Bernardo don’t communicate properly and so an arc lamp jumps from the defender to Hollerbach. The Mainz player immediately takes a shot from twelve meters because the keeper had come far out of his box, but only hits Lee, who is offside. Something symbolic of the appearance of the hosts.
27.
20:58
Prömel gets too much space centrally in front of the goal. However, his shot from 20 meters goes into the stands.
26.
20:58
The game has now shifted more to the midfield, with Mainz defending their own penalty area better. On the other hand, TSG no longer has as much speed and momentum and is therefore not causing the home team much trouble at the moment.
24.
20:53
Yellow card for Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05)
Widmer first loses the leather and then tactically holds Coufal in midfield. That’s why you get the first yellow card of the game.
21.
20:53
Fortunately, Touré can continue after a short break. Perhaps the interruption helped Mainz break the rhythm of the guests.
19.
20:51
After a duel with Mwene in midfield, Touré remains down. The Hoffenheim player needs to be treated.
17.
8:49 p.m
It’s more or less a one-goal game, and again the home team fails in the build-up game. Touré comes into the penalty area on the left, but his cross finds no taker in the middle.
15.
8:47 p.m
Mainz is shaking! Hanche-Olsen made a mistake when receiving the ball, so Kramarić was able to send Asllani to the right of the box. He then looks for the finish from twelve meters, but his attempt at the bottom left corner fails because of the well-reacting Zentner, who is able to hold on to the play equipment.
13.
8:45 p.m
TSG continues to control the game and continue to move forward. Mainz has to be careful not to concede the next goal straight away.
10.
20:42
The home team tries to react. A short return from Lee hits Hollerbach from the right corner of the six-yard box into the clouds. You can put it on the box.
9.
8:38 p.m
Great for 1899 Hoffenheim, 0-1 by Fisnik Asllani
The guests take the lead and it’s not undeserved so early on. From the left half field, Burger crosses to the box, where Asllani climbs up 15 meters in front of the goal, but can’t get to it. Instead, Hanche-Olsen gets the ball in the head directly behind him and sinks it into the left corner, unstoppable for Zentner. What a slapstick own goal.
7.
8:36 p.m
Hollerbach crosses from the left into the middle, where Hranáč then clears in front of the lurking Lee. It could have been tight there.
4.
8:36 p.m
Kramarić chested down a chip ball on the left side of the penalty area, but his shot clearly missed the short corner from eleven meters. Mainz is very unsorted at the beginning.
3.
8:35 p.m
Hoffenheim immediately got going and Prömel’s attempt from the edge of the box was deflected into a corner. This then poses no danger.
1.
8:32 p.m
The guests show themselves at the front. A cross from the left slips through to the advanced Coufal, who shoots straight from 17 meters. His shot sails into the stands.
1.
8:31 p.m
Then the ball starts rolling. Mainz kicked off.
1.
8:30 p.m
Game start
20:28
At this moment the teams enter the pitch together with referee Sascha Stegemann. The game can begin in a few minutes.
8:14 p.m
A look at the statistics can serve as a good omen for Mainz today. In the last seven meetings between these two teams, the away team has never won, there has only been one draw, and the host has been successful six times. Accordingly, the 05ers should have the upper hand today. The last time TSG won in Mainz was in 2017, and in any case we can expect an exciting and intense game today in which the guests want to break this aura.
8:01 p.m
The situation is completely different with today’s opponent. With 19 points, TSG is in sixth place in the table and has won all of its last four games in the Bundesliga. The extremely loud criticism of Coach Ilzer at the end of last season has at least fallen silent for the time being; the team seems to have found its feet and gotten used to the coach’s system. However, there is a lot of rumbling behind the scenes; it is still unclear whether Andreas Schicker will move to Wolfsburg and what will happen in the dispute with advisor Wittmann. Logically, the team only wants to concentrate on sport and continue the series of successes.
7:50 p.m
When can Mainz win the Bundesliga again? The whole of October didn’t bring a three-pointer in the German upper house, which meant the 05ers slipped to 17th place and only have five points. Before the international break, the hosts narrowly lost the derby against Frankfurt 0-1, the glimmer of hope actually lies in international business. Because they are in a flawless position there with three wins from three games and they want to build on these performances today. But things are slowly becoming urgent in the table cellar.
7:36 p.m
To start, let’s take a look at the lineups. At Mainz, coach Bo Henriksen is changing one position compared to the last game. Hanche-Olsen comes in for da Costa in the back three. Amiri has overcome his adductor problems, which caused him to miss the international matches, and can now play again, so only Caci is missing due to injury. On the other hand, Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer also rotates once. Lemperle is replaced by Asllani. Gendrey, Hlozek and Machida are still out injured.
19:29
Welcome to the start of the 11th matchday of the Bundesliga, where 1. FSV Mainz 05 and TSG Hoffenheim face each other. Kick-off in the Mewa Arena is at 8:30 p.m.!